Jim Lee

When I was a kid and adults asked me what I wanted to do when I was older, I gave people my forty year plan. I was going to play point guard in the NBA and after my all-star career ended I would become a globe-trotting archeologist. Then, reality set in.

Gentlemen! Good Afternoon and welcome to your weekly installment of Wine Wednesdays. Today I am going to explain why Washington State Cabernet Sauvignons and Merlots have eclipsed Napa Valley in quality -- and more importantly -- affordability. I am also going to rate three Washington State red…

Gentlemen, welcome to your weekly installment of Wine Wednesdays. Today we are going to learn about the history of how Napa Valley wines became a respected wine region among wine critics around the world.Napa Valley Wines have become the high watermark of American wines, and for good reason; the mos…

When we decided to do a list of the 10 worst beers ever, we were kind of excited -- drinking on the job sounds like an awesome idea. Then we spent the next two days sampling every beer we've ever heard was kind of gross. You have to give us some credit for our serious and thorough approach to r…

Gentlemen,Good afternoon and welcome to the first installment of Wine Wednesdays. Each week, I will delve into a particular grape or region to give you a brief tutorial and some easy tips to make you look like a prick-ish wine snob. The goal of this series is to do the impossible -- To make you scum…

Like Beluga caviar and truffles, Sam Adams Utopia is very expensive, rare and leaves us wondering why it so damn expensive? Yes these products are unique but caviar is fishy, truffles taste like dirt and Sam Adams Utopia is essentially a flat beer...